What Crew Members Say About Star-Energy

On August 23, 2025, the 'Star Energy' successfully docked at Novatek's terminal located in the port of Ust-Luga. This docking came shortly after a fire caused by a Ukrainian drone severely damaged the company’s fuel-producing complex early on August 24. In the aftermath of the blaze, all operations at the facility, which boasts an impressive refining capacity of nine million tonnes annually, were completely suspended. The Ust-Luga complex specializes in transforming stable gas condensate into various products, including light and heavy naphtha, jet fuel, ship fuel components (fuel oil), and gasoil. Following the incident, the 'Star Energy' departed the terminal early on August 28, setting its course toward the Suez Canal. The tanker was estimated to have loaded approximately 120,000 tonnes of naphtha produced at the Ust-Luga complex before the fire outbreak. Between August 1 and August 23, three other tankers had already transported a combined total of nearly 350,000 tonnes of naphtha from the terminal, targeting Singapore as their destination. Due to the fire's impact on operations, Novatek anticipates a notable decrease in naphtha exports from Ust-Luga in September, projecting a reduction of around 300,000 tonnes.